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Fargo Public Schools to offer COVID-19 testing for students

September 16, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo public school students will soon be able to get tested for COVID-19 without taking a special trip to a clinic or testing site. Fargo Public Schools is preparing to launch an in-school COVID-19 testing program. Each school will have a scheduled time during the day when BinaxNOW rapid testing is available. The testing will be offered…

Dakota High School’s name change honors indigenous culture

What was once known as Woodrow Wilson High school, is now known as Dakota High School.

September 15, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Public Schools is celebrating one high school’s name change. What was once known as Woodrow Wilson High school, is now known as Dakota High School. An opening ceremony celebrating the name change honors Native Americans. “This ceremony is about recognizing the roots of our name. We see North Dakota, we hear the term North Dakota…

Fargo Liquor Control Board recommends extending nightclub’s liquor license suspension

September 15, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – In a four to one vote, the Fargo Liquor Control Board recommends City Commissioners extend Africa International Restaurant and Nightclub’s liquor license suspension for another 30 days. That time is to be used by the club to get new management in place and turn things around. One of the biggest changes the club is implementing is…

Fargo’s Spirit of the Sandbagger monument honors flood fighters

September 15, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A ribbon cutting ceremony is honoring the community’s acts of service in its efforts to fight floods. The City of Fargo joined the Fargo Lions Club in celebrating its 100 year anniversary and its contribution in raising $200,000 to build The Spirit of the Sandbagger monument. The donor-funded structure recognizes both the club as well as…

West Fargo assistant police chief Jerry Boyer resigns

September 15, 2021

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A city spokesperson says West Fargo Assistant Chief Jerry Boyer has resigned. His last day with the department will be Oct. 1. Boyer has been on paid administrative leave “due to an ongoing, internal investigation unrelated to criminal matters” since August 19. West Fargo Communication Director Melissa Richards says the internal investigation of Boyer has…

Liquor control board recommends extending nightclub’s liquor license suspension

September 15, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo Liquor Control Board on Wednesday voted against a motion to revoke the liquor license for the Africa International Restaurant and Night Club. Instead, the board approved a recommendation that the Fargo City Commission extend the club’s liquor license suspension for an additional 30 days. The city commission suspended the nightclub’s liquor license in July. Police…

Kim Potter asks court to dismiss 1st-degree manslaughter charge

September 15, 2021

Jim Monk,

Kim PotterBROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (FOX 9) – Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April, is asking the court to dismiss the first-degree manslaughter charge against her after a recent ruling put Minnesota’s new deadly force law on hold. Potter was initially charged with second-degree manslaughter in Wright’s…

Longtime Fargo city attorney to step down

September 15, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Fargo City Attorney Erik Johnson is stepping down. His resignation is effective at the end of the year. Johnson delivered his resignation letter to city administrator Bruce Grubb calling it an “absolute privilege” to represent the city, commissioners, mayors, department heads and employees. Johnson has represented the city in various forms since 1985. He says the time seemed…

Ex-Minneapolis cop’s murder conviction reversed in woman’s 2017 death

September 15, 2021

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the third-degree murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a woman in 2017, saying the charge doesn’t fit the circumstances in this case. Mohamed Noor was convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Justine Damond, who called 911 to report a…

Mental exam requested for Moorhead man accused of intentionally causing fatal crash

September 15, 2021

Jim Monk,

Gage StevensonWATERTOWN, S.D. (KVRR/KWAT) – An attorney for the Moorhead man charged with murdering a Watertown, S.D. woman two years ago appears to be working toward a possible mental illness defense for his client. At a status hearing Wednesday for 18 year-old Gage Stevenson, his lawyer requested a psychiatric evaluation to be paid for by Codington County. At an earlier…